Status
Success
Koreasat-2
Launch Time
Sun Jan 14, 1996 11:10 UTC
Sun Jan 14, 1996 11:10 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Koreasat-2
Koreasat 1 and 2, also known as Mugunghwa 1 and 2, were South Korean communications satellites launched by Delta-7925 rockets from Cape Canaveral. They were based on the Lockheed AS-3000 bus and carried 15 Ku-band transponders to provide TV coverage for South Korea and other Asian countries.
In July 2009 Koreasat 2 was sold to Asia Broadcast Satellite as ABS 1A.
ABS 1A was retired in 2015 and was moved into a graveyard orbit above the geostationary belt.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,464.0 kg
Location
SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1996
3rd orbital launch attempt
Delta II
45th mission
1st mission of 1996
44th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission